Butterstick (other)
Butterstick may refer to: * Butter, a dairy product * Tai Shan (giant panda), a giant panda nicknamed Butterstick for his size at birth See also * Butterbar (other) Butter bar or butterbar may refer to: * Second lieutenant, a junior commissioned officer rank in the US Army, Air Force and Marines * Ensign (rank), a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the US Navy and Coast Guard * Dessert bar, a type of c ...

Butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condiment, and used as a fat in baking, sauce-making, pan frying, and other cooking procedures. Most frequently made from cow's milk, butter can also be manufactured from the milk of other mammals, including sheep, goats, buffalo, and yaks. It is made by churning milk or cream to separate the fat globules from the buttermilk. Salt has been added to butter since antiquity to help to preserve it, particularly when being transported; salt may still play a preservation role but is less important today as the entire supply chain is usually refrigerated. In modern times salt may be added for its taste. Food colorings are sometimes added to butter. Rendering butter, removing the water and milk solids, produces clarified butter or ''ghee'', which is a ...
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Tai Shan (giant Panda)
Tai Shan (, , also known as Butterstick after birth and before naming)"Pandamaniacs Want 'Butterstick,'" '' The Washingtonian'', Garrett M. Graff, October 5, 2005. is a giant panda born at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on July 9, 2005. He is the first panda cub born at the National Zoo to survive for more than a few days. He is the oldest brother of Bao Bao, Bei Bei and Xiao Qi Ji. Lineage Tai Shan is the first cub born on July 9, 2005 at 3:41 AM to Mei Xiang () and Tian Tian (), the National Zoo's second pair of giant pandas. (The first pair, Ling-Ling (female) and Hsing-Hsing (male), were donated to the United States by China in 1972, shortly after Richard Nixon's historic visit. Ling-Ling died in 1992 and Hsing-Hsing in 1999 without producing any cubs that survived for more than a few days.) Both of Tai Shan's parents were born at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province. Mei Xiang, his mother, was artificially i ...
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